The post below on credit Cards got me thinking, I know I have heard numerous horror stories about providers/clients getting ripped off one way or the other through paypal but is anyone using the cell phone processing app/device Square to conduct occasional business? Experiences? Pros, cons??

One of my hobbies is crafting and I go to large craft fairs with my wares (not those wares get your mind out of the gutter, lol) and pretty much every booth is using these because 1. it's simple, 2. it's portable, and 3. people tend to buy more with credit cards than they do with cash. I find these traits could also potentially make this advantageous this hobby as well, lol.  

I have an LLC set up for that business with a innocuous Company name that would show up on any statements, and obviously I would imagine that for those clients who are married or have someone reviewing their statements would not even be considering using a credit card so do you think there is a potential benefit to carrying along the square with me on dates??

Thanks for the input!
CurvyCoedCarly

Also read this:

https://squareup.com/legal/ua

"By creating a Square Account, you also confirm that you will not accept payments in connection with the following businesses or business activities: (1) any illegal activity, (2) buyers or membership clubs, (3) credit counseling or repair agencies, (4) credit protection or identity theft protection services, (5) direct marketing or subscription offers or services, (6) infomercial sales, (7) internet/mail order/telephone order pharmacies or pharmacy referral services (where fulfillment of medication is performed with an internet or telephone consultation, absent a physical visit with a physician including re-importation of pharmaceuticals from foreign countries), (8) multi-level marketing businesses, (9) inbound or outbound telemarketers, (10) prepaid phone cards or phone services, (11) rebate based businesses, (12) up-sell merchants, (13) bill payment services, (14) betting, including lottery tickets, casino gaming chips, off-track betting, and wagers at races, (15) financial institutions offering manual or automated cash disbursements, (16) financial institutions offering merchandise and services, (17) sales of money-orders or foreign currency by non-financial institutions, (18) wire transfer money orders, (19) high-risk merchants, including telemarketing merchants, (20) service station merchants, (21) automated fuel dispensers, (22) adult entertainment oriented products or services (in any medium, e.g., internet, telephone or printed material), (23) internet/mail order/telephone order firearm or weapon sales, (24) internet/mail order/telephone order cigarette or tobacco sales, (25) drug paraphernalia, (26) occult materials, (27) hate products, (28) escort services, and (29) bankruptcy attorneys."

See number 28?

Now read this:

"If we reasonably suspect that your Square Account has been used for an unauthorized, illegal, or criminal purpose, you give us express authorization to share information about you, your Square Account, and any of your transactions with law enforcement."

So, basically, don't do this unless you're looking forward to a visit from me. Any questions?

Also, you might want to ask ladies who've used PayPal what happened when PayPal found out they violated their terms of service (it involved having thousands of dollars of funds frozen).

So, any more questions?

A financial paper trail is a serious concern.......simple correspondence not so much!  JMO!!